{"id":176,"date":"2009-01-27T22:29:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/tonyjones\/2009\/01\/come-let-us-argue-together.html"},"modified":"2009-01-27T22:29:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-27T22:29:00","slug":"come-let-us-argue-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/tonyjones\/2009\/01\/come-let-us-argue-together.html","title":{"rendered":"Come Let Us Argue Together"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Come Let Us Reason Together<\/a>” is the governing document of a group attempting to bridge the chasm between evangelicals and political progressives.  I signed on, not because the document is a comprehensive statement of all ways that these two groups can work together, but because it is a step in the right direction.  Well, a bunch of lefties got all ornery about the document, and now Robby Jones has taken to Religion Dispatches to defend himself and the statement<\/a>.  It’s worth the read, I think. Money Quote:<\/p>\n

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One unintended consequence of the project has been to highlight the
\nexistence of two streams in the left-of-center faith world. While these
\ngroups are not mutually exclusive, they flow from different
\nsensibilities about public engagement and embody a significantly
\ndifferent spirit. On the one hand, some of the most vociferous critics
\nof “Come Let Us Reason Together” have been from a loose confederation
\nof contributors to the recent book Dispatches from the Religious Left<\/i><\/a>,
\nwho generally portray a more ideological and confrontational public
\npresence. On the other hand, the research for my own book, Progressive & Religious<\/i><\/a>–based
\non interviews with nearly 100 religious leaders–identified a broader
\ngroup of religious progressives who were largely uncomfortable with the
\n“religious left” label and who are intentionally working to move beyond
\nold ideological divides and build new coalitions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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